Animal-poke



(ModeL) L. STOW.

ANIMAL POKE.

N0. 246,834. Patented Sept. 6,1881.

INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES:

MM MM f/ rates LORENZO STOW, ROME, TENNESSEE.

ANlMAL-POKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 246,834, datedSeptember 6, 1881,

Application filed April 6, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LORENZO S'row, of Rome, in the county of Smith andState of Tennessee, have invented a new and Improved Animal- Poke, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

A serious objection to the pokes in common use for horses is, that theydisarrange and wear off the mane, and that they are apt to scar andinjure the animal.

The object of this invention is to construct a light, strong, anddurable poke that is free from these objections, and is mosteffectivefor the purpose for which it is designed.

The invention consists of a poke composed of two rigid, looped, orslotted side pieces suspended irom a headstall and designed to restagainst thejaws of the animal; of a horizontal bent or double barengaged and sliding on the side pieces, and having a smooth or roundedend to come in contact with the animals throat and, further, of hooksengaged in the side pieces to prevent the poke from being thrown up bythe animal, and of a nosepieoe that is brought down upon the animalsnose when thcpoke-bar is forcibly pushed back.

Figure l is a side elevation of the poke in position on a horse. Fig. 2is a front elevation of the poke.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondingparts.

In the drawings,Arepresents the headstall portion of the poke, in theside loops, to, of which are engaged the hooked ends of the rigid sidepieces, B, that extend downward by and below the animalsjaws, and haveeyes 1) formed in them at about midway of their length, and slots orloops 0 extending from said eyes I) to their lower ends.

The poke-bar 0 consists ofa rod bent double, with its ends united by athimble or band, d, and provided at this point with a downward andinward bent finger, f, to keep the poke from the ground and cause it toslide along easily on the surface thereof. The rear or bend of thepoke-bar O has an outward curve that is designed to come in contact withthe animals throat when the front end is forced in contact with anyobstruction.

The open poke-bar G is passed through the slots or loops 0 of the sidepieces, B, and rests in rear of said side pieces, B, in hooks D, thathang on either side from the eyes I) of said side pieces, B. Atransverse pin, g, is passed through each arm of the poke-bar 0, betweenthe side pieces, 5 5

B, and the hooks D, thereby preventing said bar 0 from moving too farforward. A nosepiece, E, bent to conform with the animals nose, andbeing, preferably, a continuation or extension of the hook D, has itsends secured in or near the eyes I) of the side pieces, B, and isdesigned to extend upward over the animals nose.

When the poke is in position on a horse, as

shown in Fig. 1, the horse can easily feed through the poke-bar 0,between the arms thereof; and should the animal attempt to jump a fencethe point of said bar would strike the said fence, and the rear end ofthe bar would be thereby forced against the animals throat dent that itmay be modified without depart- 8o ing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. An animal-poke constructed substantially as hereinshown and described, consisting of 85 rigid slotted side pieces, B,suspended from a headstall, A, poke-bar O, adjustably attached to theside pieces, supporting-hooks D, and nose-piece E, operating as setforth.

2. The combination,with the rigid side pieces, 0

B, having the eyes 1) near its middle, and the loops 0, extending fromsaid eyes, of the pokebar O, having ends passing through said loops andheld together, as described.

3. The combination,with the poke-bar 0, pass- 5 ing through theside-piece loops 0 c, of the hooks D, hanging from side-piece eyes b, asand for the purpose specified.

LORENZO STOW. Witnesses:

W. S. HIBBITT, A. NORMAN.

Thus it will be seen this improved

